Latin American Economy & Business - December 2018

Brazil: Brazil’s exporters fret over Jerusalem embassy move

Brazil’s meat exporters are eyeing President-elect Jair Bolsonaro’s plans to relocate the South American country’s embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem with unease. Bolsonaro announced his intention to move the embassy in an interview with the conservative Israel Hayom newspaper in early November, prompting a congratulatory tweet from the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Shortly afterwards, Egypt decided to postpone an official visit by the Brazilian foreign minister.